Cato, with a well-respected reputation for independent research, may soon become the latest libertarian organization to be co-opted by conservatives. Once libertarian but now conservative tycoon Charles Koch is making a power-play for control of Cato, seeking to turn it into a political propaganda arm of the Right.

An article from the nation that describes the activism that is pointed against the TSA as a hit piece from libertarian leaning political action groups, such as FreedomWorks and the Koch brothers. Discussed in this article is John Tyner's TSA incident, Meg McLain's incident as well as her involvement with Liberty on Tour, as well as Free Keene. I especially like the description of Keene, New Hampshire as a "libertarian quasi-commune"

The reason why I think highlighting this article is important is that Mark and Ian tend to discredit the fact that the media is controlled. What I think they fail to acknowledge is that you don't need to control every person in every media organization, you only need to have at least 1 person in each organization who will parrot your propaganda to control a large swath of the population's current event and historical knowledge. This article is a great example of this. This form of media control must be taken seriously.

Who is better informed about the policy choices facing the country—liberals, conservatives or libertarians? According to a Zogby International survey that I write about in the May issue of Econ Journal Watch, the answer is unequivocal: The left flunks Econ 101.

Zogby researcher Zeljka Buturovic and I considered the 4,835 respondents' (all American adults) answers to eight survey questions about basic economics. We also asked the respondents about their political leanings: progressive/very liberal; liberal; moderate; conservative; very conservative; and libertarian.

In 2005, leaders in Portland, Oregon voted not to allow city law enforcement officers to participate in a key anti-terror initiative, the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force. On Friday, that task force helped prevent what could have been a horrific terrorist attack in Portland. Now city officials say they might re-think their participation in the task force.

Step 1) The city opted out of the JTTF. Step 2) The JTTF instigated a bomb plot with a useful idiot. Step 3) City thinks about opting into the JTTF.

Those interested in bad libertarian p.r. may also enjoy the classic pre-YouTube age "Libertarian Macho Flash" on when and where the most bold and purist and aggressive declarations of libertarian belief are inappropriate if persuasion is your goal.